dilema

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɪlɛma]
• Rhymes: -ɛma
• Hyphenation: di‧le‧ma

Noun

dilema n

1. dilemma

Noun

dilema m (plural dilemas)

1. dilemma (circumstance in which a choice must be made between two alternatives)
2. (loosely) dilemma (difficult circumstance)
3. (logic) dilemma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dilěːma/
• Hyphenation: di‧le‧ma

Noun

diléma f (Cyrillic spelling диле́ма)

1. dilemma

Etymology

From Latin dilēmma, from Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, assumption”), from λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈlema/, [d̪iˈlema]

Noun

dilema m (plural dilemas)

1. dilemma

Further reading

• “dilema” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.